Agave cantala nanocellulose – cyclic olefin copolymer composite as anti-reflection coating for III-V multijunction solar cell device

IF 6.6 2区材料科学 Q2 ENERGY & FUELS

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells Pub Date : 2026-05-01 Epub Date: 2026-01-13 DOI:10.1016/j.solmat.2026.114170

Bernice Mae Yu Jeco-Espaldon , Aris C. Larroder , Dan Michael A. Asequia , Myeongok Kim , Erwin C. Sumarago , Jaedy V. Declarador , Stephen G. Sabinay , Noel Peter B. Tan , Yoshitaka Okada

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Abstract

Organic nanomaterials like nanocellulose offer sustainable advantages due to their renewability. Although nanocellulose is well-established in polymer reinforcement, its application as an anti-reflection coating in photovoltaic technologies remains underexplored. This study investigates Agave cantala nanocellulose–cyclic olefin copolymer (ACN-COC) composites as eco-friendly anti-reflection coating for III-V multijunction solar cells (MJSCs). Composite films with 0.10 % weight-to-volume (w/v) ACN concentration and 1.0 % w/v COC were prepared and coated to commercial MJSCs, resulting in an absolute 1.60 % increase in power conversion efficiency at unconcentrated, global air mass 1.5 standard illumination. This suggests that ACN-COC coatings are effective in reducing solar cell device's surface reflection. These findings highlight the promise of ACN-COC composites as eco-friendly coating that can boost solar cell performance and durability, paving the way for high-efficiency, next-generation sustainable photovoltaic technologies.

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香龙舌兰纳米纤维素-环烯烃共聚物复合材料在III-V型多结太阳能电池器件中的增透涂层

像纳米纤维素这样的有机纳米材料由于其可再生性而具有可持续发展的优势。虽然纳米纤维素在聚合物增强中的应用已经很成熟，但其在光伏技术中作为增透涂层的应用仍有待探索。研究了香龙兰纳米纤维素-环烯烃共聚物（ACN-COC）复合材料作为III-V型多结太阳能电池（MJSCs）的环保型增透涂层。制备了重量体积比（w/v） ACN浓度为0.10%、COC浓度为1.0%的复合薄膜，并将其涂覆在商用MJSCs上，在不集中的1.5标准照度下，总空气质量的功率转换效率绝对提高了1.60%。这表明ACN-COC涂层可以有效地降低太阳能电池器件的表面反射。这些发现凸显了ACN-COC复合材料作为环保涂层的前景，它可以提高太阳能电池的性能和耐久性，为下一代高效、可持续的光伏技术铺平道路。

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Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells 工程技术-材料科学：综合

CiteScore

12.60

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11.60%

发文量

513

审稿时长

47 days

期刊介绍： Solar Energy Materials & Solar Cells is intended as a vehicle for the dissemination of research results on materials science and technology related to photovoltaic, photothermal and photoelectrochemical solar energy conversion. Materials science is taken in the broadest possible sense and encompasses physics, chemistry, optics, materials fabrication and analysis for all types of materials.